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Knucklehead Smiff Ventriloquist Puppet

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Knucklehead Smiff was another Paul WInchell creation,that appeared along side Jerry Mahoney. The Paul WInchell television show ran from 1950-1954. In 1951, Mahoney was joined by his friend Knucklehead Smith. Smith was sculpted by WInchell laid over a Jerry head and was made of plastic wood with a detachable wooden head. and wears a casual red and blue jogging suit with matching blue sneakers. These are both the original figures; later versions were made of lightweight fiberglass.

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For the next three decades Winchell appeared as a guest on numerous television shows and from 1965-1968, Winchell and his side kicks starred on a popular children's television show "Winchell-Mahoney Time." . While controlling both dummies simultaneously, Winchell came up with the idea to put his hands into the sleeves of the two characters, giving the effect that the two puppets were talking not only to him but each other.

In addition to his ventriloquist skills, Winchell was a well known voice over for children's movies and television shows. One of his most memorable characters included acting as the voice of Tigger in the Disney movies, "Winnie the Pooh" and for which he received a Grammy award.

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